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National Republican., 1887-12-06
THU TELEGRAPH oPtR TORS
WIN Organize the national Guard 81 e
nal Corps.

win Organize the National Guard 81 e
nal Corps.
Mr.. J. VI. Field, of the Western Un on
Telegraph Company, who has had cons d
erable military experience, in comps ny
with others, proposes to organize signal
corps for the National Guard OF the Dis
tilct. Gen. ordway has given his approval
Of the plan. Already number Of West
ern Union telegraph operators have signi.
fed their intention to join the corps. The
company wil),comprise telegraph operators,
although others having come knowledge OF
this branch OF the service will be admitted.
The company will not be assigned to any
battalion, but will remain detached.
II is branch Of the service adapted to
the "tickers." 1t will be commanded by
one lleutenant, two sergeants, and two
corporals. IL will soon be organized, aud
thote desiring TO unite would do well t.
see Mr.. Field, at 5l5 Seventh street north
west.
Maj. Urell and Capt. Campbell, boh ol
the 2d battalion, have been ordered before
the board Of examination for promotion
next Thursday night.
National Republican., 1887-12-06
THE WOOL GROWERS
Considering What Can be Done I
Revive the Industry.

Considering What Can be Done TO
Revive the Industry.
A number Of gentlemen representing
wool growers and wool dealers met at the
Etbitt House last night for the purpose.of
considering what should be done to revive
the wool industry OF the country. The
Hon. Columbus Delano, OF Ohio president
OF the National Wool Growers Association,
presided, and Mr. Albert Chapman, OF
Vermont, secretary of the National Wool
Growers Association, acted as secretary.
There were also present wool growers from
New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, OHIO,
and other states. Mr. Eiward A. Greene
and Mr.. Edward Meller represented the
wool merchants of Philadelphia. Nc II.
I. Thompson aud Others represented CAT
cago merchants, and there were also de ilers
present from other cities.
The object Is 10 secure harmony among
the different branches OF the wool indIsJry
and to Tx basis Of duty upon which deal
ers, growers, and manufacturers eau unite.
II was not thought advisable to ask Cjn.
grees to increase the duty, bat 1t was the
belief that congressional action might be
secured on q bill which would more nearly
equalize the burdens OF the present tariff
Mr., Greene, 10 paper read at the meet
ing, stated that In the last three years the
revenue from wool and woolens h ID 10
creased Sll,0O0,000 while the number OF
sheep in this country had decreased from
fifty 10 forty four millions. There has also
been an annual decrease Of $3S, 100000 In
the wool crop.
There will he another session this morn
ing at 0 o'clock, and at IL a. IN. the manu-
facturers will be admitted to the confer
ence.
National Republican., 1887-12-06

TIE three Democrats from Virginia iu
the House Of Representatives all voted 70.
John c. Carlisle for speaker. This should
be evidence enough to the people Of thn'
state OF the value OF Democratic pie lGei
Every man in the country knows Jhat Cur
lisc Is opposed to the repeal OF tho tohtae
tax, aud the whisky tax, or to any chang
IN the internal revenue laws that would In.
iure his friends the whisky pool. Tae Vlr.
glua Democrats proIess.d In th ilr ccnven
tion to favor these things. Their represent
atiYes vote against them.
National Republican., 1887-12-06

PLACED on the desk of Senator Teller
when the Senate opened was basket OF
beautiful flowers. More handsome testl
monials have been seen, but none that ex.
presses more thai this basket. 1t came
from the old soldiers, who remember that
Henry VI. Teller, both as Secretary Of the
Interior,aud senator, has been one Of the best
friends the soldier ever had. Tuey remem-
ber him.
National Republican., 1887-12-06
PROHIBITION SUSTAINED.
The validity of the Kansas State Law
Established.

The Supreme Court Of the United States
Yesterday rendered decision 10 three cases
sent up from the state Of Kansas sustaining
the validity CT the prohibition law Of the
/. state. 1t was held by the court that the
state in Its police powers has authority to
suppress the liquor traffic, and that In its
pIccet dipgs IL had not denied or abridged
any privilege granted to the dealers and
disiillers by the federal constitution, and
also that the state Is not bound te allow any
damages or compensation for property
seized in its suppression Of the liquor
traffic
National Republican., 1887-12-06
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6.
Annsements.

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The Montgomery tAla.) Dispatch says

IHE montgomery kAla'j DtSpHtcH says
The negroes in Virginia, as shown by the
detailed vote by counties In that state, are
slowly but steadily abandoning the Republi-
can party. There is a bright future for the
negro race in Virginia,
The difference between Alabama aud
Virginia In regard TO the negroes is that in
National Republican., 1887-12-06

WM, f. CHANDLER has been sworn In as
o senator Of the United States. Now the
fun bpuins,
National Republican., 1887-12-06
French spoliation Claims.

The court OF claims yesterday reported
its conclusions in the French spoliation
cases arising out Of the loss of the ship
William, the schooner Betsy, the ship
Louisa, and the ship Catherine, and ordered
their trausmittal to Congress. A motion
for q new trial in the case OF the ship Fed
eTal Gtorge was allowed on behalf OF Har-
riet T.. Sebor, ADMINISTRATIVE. Action was
also taken in q largo number OF cases In
volying the loyalty CT the claimants to the
government during the late rebellion.
National Republican., 1887-12-06

the former state they are not allo we'd to
vote at all. II they were the Democratic
might secure some OF their votes, as 1t ls
claimed they have done in Virginia.
National Republican., 1887-12-06
Liquor LIcense ApplioatIons.

The commissioners yesterday considered
the following liquor applications;
Retail approved-D. j. Collins, Florence
A. Duffy, G. B. Osborne, and John Burke.
Retail disapproyed Michael McInernY.
Wholesale apprOved-H. BenZler.
National Republican., 1887-12-06
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National Republican., 1887-12-06

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
Sherman s inconsistency.

The speech which Senator Sherman de-
Gvered at Springfield, ILL.,, day or two ago
is exciting great deal of comment. The
reason is that the spirit of it is very different
from that which he delivered at Nashville,
Tenn, few weeks ago. At Nashville he
appeared to desire to extend the hand of
fellowship to the Southern people. Refer
ring to the civil war he said: ut is over
thank God! but the courage, bravery and
fortitUde of both sides are now
the heritage of us all" At Spring
field he said that, judging from the
foreign appointments, other nations might
justly conclude that it was the Confederate
cause that triumphed and not the Union
cause, and he asserted that the Demo
cratic party is the left wing of the Confed-
crate army" He declared also that there
had not been moment since the adoption
of the fifteenth amendment when, if there
could have been fair election for Presi-
dent, at least five Southern States would
not have voted for the Republican candi-
date
What is Mr.. Sherman's object in assrlm-
ing conservative and conciliatory attitude
at the South and ''bloody shirt attitude
at the North? There must be some explana-
ton for this Inconsistency. Did he speak
his real sentiments at Nashville, or did he
reserve them for his Springfield speech. The
truth probably is that he spoke as he felt at
Springfield, and that his Nashville effort
was intended for a special purpose.
But what was that purpose! 1t was doubt
party in the South, and to open the way for
building Hf,tilat party in this section. He
probably hoped also that a conciliatory tone
would influence Southern Republicans to
| choose delegates to the National Convention
| favorable to him.
AT Springfield he said what he thought
would be popular there, and what, in his
opinion, would help him as a Presidential
| candidate at the North But has not Mr.
Sherman in his hunt for delegates made a
mistake! With Republican party accept
for its candidate a man who assumes con
Trajectory positions in different sections of
| the counti'yl
Ii doubtless cost Mr.. Sherman great eff
| fort TO say what he did at Nashville The
sentiments expressed by him were so foreign
| to those supposed to be entertained by him
that they created some surprise in the South
1t was thought, however, that perhaps time
had changed him since he was the ally of
Eliza Pinkston, and the hope was expressed
that as he advocated Cancellation there was
a fair prospect that there would be no more
''blocdy shirt" politics His Springfield
speech, however, proved that he had not
changed in the least, and that he had
abandoned his idea of building up
the Republican party in the
South. If he is the Republican Presidential
candidate he will conduct the campaign on
| sectional issues He will not try to get the
| five Southern States, which he claims are
| Republican, by Cancellation. If he tries to
| get them at all he is much more likely to
adopt such methods as those which secured
| Louisiana and Florida for Hayes than le-
| gitimate ones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05

When the Jacob Sharp trial began IN New
York it was very generally agreed that it
would be highly sensational. The jury hasnot
yet been obtained, though more than two
weeks have elapsed and over l, 800 jurors have
been summoned There has been one very de
cided sensation, however. Attempts have
been made to ''fix" some Of the jurors for
Mr.. Sharp, although the prosecution has
not been able to trace any of the attempts
to either Mr.. Sharp or his lawyers 1t VIII
be hard to make the public believe, how
ever, that the attempts were not instigated
by parties interested in having Mr.. Sharp
acquitted.
Trials like this of Sharps are calculated
to bring the jury system into disrepute
They create a doubt in the public mind OF
the possibility of getting perfectly falr
jury in any great case. A defendant with
plenty of money can make it very difficult
thing for the State to get a thoroughly
honest jury, and he can prolong trial for
weeks that ought to be disposed of in two or
three days.
There is another objection to the jury
system which is emphasized in this case of
Sharp's 1t is the number of men who are
forced away from their business, in many
instances at considerable loss to themselves,
and the length of time those who finally
compose the jury are kept from their homes
and their business affairs. In the Sharp
trial some of the eleven men who, up to the
present, have been accepted as jurors
have already been detained from their
business over two weeks, and the outlook
is that they will not be at liberty
inside of three weeks or a month more.
They are justified in complaining, and, that
too, loudly. While the jury system has
| advantages over all others for the admins
! tration of justice, the drawbacks to it are
certainly assuming very serious proportions
Sharp's trial is not the first great one in this
country, but it has already distanced all
others in the matter of getting jury.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
The Sad Fate of Counting Nick.

~ L. DuOCOCh W UCh.
Have you ever heard the terrible tale
OF Nicholas Perkins Poppingale
Who counted himself to death?
He began by counting railroad ties,
And then he fell to counting flies,
I'm sure it isn't any surprise
That he finally lost his breath.
A promising boy was little Nick,
But the counting fever made him sick;
I've heard of it before.
When he took step he counted that,
He counted the purring of the cat,
And counted the inches measured fat
OF everything he saw.
When he tried to play he had to stop,
For he couldn't keep up the count, and hop
AS fast as other boys.
Its hard to run and count yonr strides
And count the other boys besides;
And counting the pickets on sleigh-rides
Robs sleighing of its joys.
At every meal he counted each bite
Which sadly impaired his appetite,
And made him very thin.
He counted each cry the baby gave;
When he went to sail he counted each wave,
He counted the snores of his brother Dave,
And the hairs on his grandma's chin.
It's pitiful tale and yet it's true;
And that counting boy was always blue,
never saw him smile.
It's all very well to count your cash;
But counting the winks of a friends eyelash
Or the number of bites in plate of hash
Is really not worth while. q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
PHRENoLoGY NOWHERE.
Studying Mems Character by the Way
They Use Toothpicks.
From he Nelo ForN: Eveuing Sun.


From the Neig York Eueuing Sun.
Talk about phrenology,' said the cashier OF
a wellknown restaurant, Il can get at a man S
character without feeling of his bumps. Just
keep your eye on this man"
AS he spoke portly, dignitlcG gentleman
walked leisurely to the desk and laid down
check wrapped in n s. note. Then he drew o
toothpick from tumbleron the desk, inserted
it between his double teeth, looked the cashier
calmly in the eye, struck an easy attitude, and
waited for his change. When it was passed
over he put ii into his waistcoat pocket and left
the restaurant with the toothpick still prctrGd-
ing from his mouth.
That" said the cashier, sis man Of bust
ness. Did you notice how confidently he picked
his teeth? That is a sure sign that he is in no
danger of failure. He is man whom you may
trust, and one who will always count the change
you give HIM Now observe this one"
The next customer grabbed toothpick and
iabbed 1t between his teeth IN a nervous man
ner. He gouged away here and there until the
roothpick broke in half Throwing the frgg-
mentS on the floor, he gathered up the change
for SOC piece and dashed from the place as
though n detective were on his track.
"A bad man, that" commented the cashier,
land one who is treacherous withal. Any man
who stabs at his gums as that man did would
use knife in quarrel. The manner in which
he cast the useless toothpick on the ground is
significant of how he would treat friend who
had gone broke to serve him.
Lord" continued the cashier, I've studied
this subject so much that l could keep talking
all day on it, | am willing to bet that I'm right
nearly every time. You see, no one suspects
that he is being judged according to the way
he uses toothpick, and he acts. perfectly ma
tural. A man can change the expression of his
face, and the hair on the head of most men
covers their bumps, but the innocent toothpick
is what gives them all away
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
That BOSTON Author

1t is well known to school officials in the
South that school histories of the United
States prepared by Northern authors often
contain misrepresentation concerning the
war between the States. OF course the
South is always the victim of such misrepre-
sensations
Some time ago the Chicago Tribune print
ed an abusive editorial on an algebra alleged
to have been written by Gen. d. H Hill,
President of the Middle Georgia Mechanical
and Agricultural College at Milledgeville.
Replying to the editorial, the MORN
ING NEWS stated, among other things,
that a Georgia teacher called the attention
of Boston author to Misrepresentation
concerning the Confederacy in a school his
tory prepared by the latter, and that while
the Misrepresentation were admitted, the
author in question positively refused to cor
rect them The Boston Advertiser thinks
that the MORNING News has been imposed
upon, and asks for the authors name. The
New Orleans Times Democrat joins in the
request, at the same time admitting that
school histories prepared by Northern au-
thors frequently misrepresent the South
The MORNING News is glad TO crafty its
contemporaries. The author is Col T. W.
Higginson, and the history is .YThe Young
Folks History of the United States" Two
statements were called to the attention of
Col Higginson, through his publishers, and
proof that they were misrepresentation
was submitted. He replied, giving his ati-
thority for the statements, and then added:
eff they are not true, they are at least
picturesque" A letter was sent to Col.
Higginson in which it was suggested that
it could not be possible that historian
would consent to sacrifice truth for the sake
of the picturesque. Col Higginson did not
reply, and to this day 1.-THE Young Folks
History of the United States" contains the
misrepresentation referred to.
Col. Higginson holds an enviable position
in Boston, and it is not likely that his refu-
sal to correct misrepresentation will in
jure him in that city, especially as his vic
tim was the South. 1t is not probable,
either, that he will suffer any injury in the
South. Indeed, he is safe even from the adj
verse criticism OF the Southern people, for
they have not forgotten that his dark sur
roundingS during the war made him forever
after an object of compassion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEETINGS. Lodge, No as. F. A. NJ.
Republican Blues: German Volunteers.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-As to Crew of Italian Bark
Gallileo S.; Change in Banking Hours; A Card
of the Shoe Clerks; Robinson Sticky Fly Paper;
Notice to Shippers, Steamer Ethel; Bills Against
Ger. Bark G. F. Focking; Cyclopedia; Notice,
Edward Lowell & Son; For Sale; Townsend.
AMUsEMESTs-The "Fords" at the Theatre;
Isle of Hope Yacht Club Regatta; Grand Fami-
ly Picnic by the Pulaski Band; Base Bah Between
Amateurs and Bay Street Nine.
DREss GooDs, ETc.-At Altmsyer's
TRUSKs-Jos- Rosenheim 6 Go.
MILLINERY, ETc.-At Platshek's
GREAT SALE OF DAMAGED GooDs-At Weis
bein's les Congress Street
SUMNER RESORTS McAboy House, Lynn, n. c.
LEGAL NoTIcE-Applcation for Passage OF
Bill to Amend Tavern License Act.
AUCTION SALKs-Valuable Improved Property
Fertile Land and Residence, Valuable Lot and
improvements. beautifully Located Cottage,
Fine Corner Lot, House and Lot, by l. D.
LaRoche's sons.
STrBER's WINE SAP CHEWING GUM-Hiller
Raibert & Co
NEw AND SEAsoSAsLE GooDs-At Eckstein's
CHEAP C0LT-NN ADVERTISE xESTs-Help Want
ed Employment Wanted; For Rent; Lost
Found; PERSONAL Board; Summer Resorts; Mis-
cellaneoUs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
Two Stories About Intelligent Crows
From the Xenia Home Weekly.

From the XeniG Home Weekly.
You have often seen a great black crow.
will tell you some stories about them. They are
great thieves and they are very smart. They
say that a crow can count three and can count
no more. This is how they found that out:
A man lost a great deal of corn from his
fields, the crows having stolen it. He went out
there and waited all day trying to get chance
to shoot them, but they would not come. Then
he took another man out with him, and they
two stayed there long time; after awhile one
of them went away, but the crows would not
come down. Then he took two with him, and
after awhile one went away, then after awhile
another went away, but the crows would not
come down. Then he took three men with him.
and after awhile the three went away; and the
crows came back and he shot as many as he
wanted to. That seemed to show that the crows
could count three, but they could not count
four.
Here is the story of a very tantalzing crow:
Engineer Jack ELS of WilIiamsport, Pa has a
very large and wise crow He is two feet long
from the tip of his beak to the tip of his tail
feathers, and is scientific thief. A shepherd
dog, chained TO a kennel in the yard, is one of
his worst victims. Whenever he sees the dog
gnawing bone he snealSs up behind him and
grabs him by the tell; the sudden attack causes
the dog to quickly wheel about to find out
what's there, but the crow holds on. and goes
around with the tail to where the coveted bone
is, snatches it up, and in an instant is out of
reach of the angry animal.